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Doctor Who: The Scales of Injustice
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Originally released as part of Virgin's Missing Adventures, this book was released by the BBC as part of the Monster Collection.
Here, when it becomes clear that the Silurians have returned, Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor sneaks away from UNIT in an attempt to avoid a repeat of their disasterous first encounter. Meanwhile his companion Liz gets caught up in the investigation of a conspiracy within the British Government which leads to a secret organisation working against UNIT.
Did you wonder why Liz Shaw just disappeared from the TV series after Pertwee's first season? Have you ever wondered how the Brigadier ended up getting divorced? Are you the kind of Doctor Who fan who wants to know why Mike Yates got promoted to Captain by John Benton didn't?
If your answer to any of these questions is an emphatic 'Yes!', then you're probably quite a tedious person.
Honestly, this book seems to have been written primarily as an answer to questions no-one really cared about or to make connections (specifically between 'The Silurians', 'The Sea Devils' and 'Warriors of the Deep') which didn't really need to be made. Sure, it's a nice bit of continuity, but it's not worth dedicating an entire book to.
It's not that this is a bad book at all, it's just that it's a very bland one. The real USP should've been the return of the Silurians but they're handled here almost exactly the same way that they were handled in the three stories mentioned above. Even their reintroduction in the revived series follows exactly the same premise; humans scared of Silurians, Silurians scared of humans, wouldn't it be better if we could all get along, oh well not happening now. I had hoped for a bit more of an exploration of the Earth Reptiles instead of just a rehashing of what we already know.
For all that I made fun of it above, one of the better elements of this book is the exploration of the characters and backgrounds of the familiar UNIT faces. I just wish it had been better integrated into the story, rather than feeling almost like a checklist of stuff that needed clearing up.
I particularly liked the fact that Liz Shaw is given a fair shake here because I felt she was a bit hard-done-by in the TV show which didn't seem to know what to do with a companion as intelligent as the Doctor and quickly replaced her with a ditz with a pretty face.
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Here, when it becomes clear that the Silurians have returned, Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor sneaks away from UNIT in an attempt to avoid a repeat of their disasterous first encounter. Meanwhile his companion Liz gets caught up in the investigation of a conspiracy within the British Government which leads to a secret organisation working against UNIT.
Did you wonder why Liz Shaw just disappeared from the TV series after Pertwee's first season? Have you ever wondered how the Brigadier ended up getting divorced? Are you the kind of Doctor Who fan who wants to know why Mike Yates got promoted to Captain by John Benton didn't?
If your answer to any of these questions is an emphatic 'Yes!', then you're probably quite a tedious person.
Honestly, this book seems to have been written primarily as an answer to questions no-one really cared about or to make connections (specifically between 'The Silurians', 'The Sea Devils' and 'Warriors of the Deep') which didn't really need to be made. Sure, it's a nice bit of continuity, but it's not worth dedicating an entire book to.
It's not that this is a bad book at all, it's just that it's a very bland one. The real USP should've been the return of the Silurians but they're handled here almost exactly the same way that they were handled in the three stories mentioned above. Even their reintroduction in the revived series follows exactly the same premise; humans scared of Silurians, Silurians scared of humans, wouldn't it be better if we could all get along, oh well not happening now. I had hoped for a bit more of an exploration of the Earth Reptiles instead of just a rehashing of what we already know.
For all that I made fun of it above, one of the better elements of this book is the exploration of the characters and backgrounds of the familiar UNIT faces. I just wish it had been better integrated into the story, rather than feeling almost like a checklist of stuff that needed clearing up.
I particularly liked the fact that Liz Shaw is given a fair shake here because I felt she was a bit hard-done-by in the TV show which didn't seem to know what to do with a companion as intelligent as the Doctor and quickly replaced her with a ditz with a pretty face.
* More reviews here: https://fsfh-book-review2.webnode.com/ *
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May 7, 2020
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May 7, 2020
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